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Do Less. More.

Both Sides of the Table

I know that I had things easier as a new VC because I came into the business in 2007 when the market was frenzied like today but an order-of-magnitude less so and the world wasn’t living in public. Across our partnership we will do 10-12 deals per year and with 5.5

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Cliff Notes S-1: Kayak ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

Historically more revenue came from distribution/lead-gen (57% in 2007), but this tipped in 2008 though appears to be steady from 2009 to 2010 at about 58% advertising and 42% distribution. 166M round closed Dec 2007. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets? liquidation preference, 6% accumulated dividend (1).

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Good Times Ahead for VC-backed Tech Companies?

Both Sides of the Table

We meet to discuss trends in the industry and to find ways to work together to help with SoCal deal syndication – somethings that happens automatically on Sand Hill Road in NorCal due to proximity. More interestingly Montgomery expect the M&A market to grow to 600 in 2011 and 750 in 2012.

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Ethos: What 'Blank Canvas' Means to NextView ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

April 27, 2012. This is true not just for entirely new product categories like tablets, but even existing ones… smartphones had been around for 5+ years before the first gen iPhone launched in 2007 (remember Palm Treos and the original Blackberry phones?). 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

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Our 2016 Foundry Group Fund and A Little History

Feld Thoughts

In 2007 we raised our first fund – Foundry Venture Capital 2007. Our 2013 fund was originally raised in 2012, but we didn’t start investing it until 2013 so we renamed it 2013. Our investment strategy has been unchanged since we raised our first fund in 2007. Burlington, and Phoenix.).

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McKinsey highlight #1 - Cracking The Code - Yes

Cracking the Code

Done deal: after a quick syndication with the kitchen team (their job was at stake, so they were easy to convince.), ► 2012. (1). ► 2007. (10). Best Venture and Technology Podcasts for 2007. we bought a $4 measuring spoon with an expected return of 1,000 times in the coming year. Online Gaming. (1).

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ProfessorVC: Touched by an Angel

Professor VC

One of my comments was that we would likely see more institutionalization of angel groups and syndication of deals among groups. If my math is correct, this is approximately a 31% IRR, which has to beat individual angel investments on aggregate and venture capital returns over the period of the study (1990-2007). ► 2012. (1).